Every Little Honky Tonk Bar

	  		
Intro Bb   C      F 

verse 1 
F 
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge 
Dm 
Ice creates the water that's no longer runnin' under it 
Bb                                  Gm                    C 
Stool holds the fool that pours the whiskey on his broken heart 
F 
Cigarettes create the smoke that hides the lonesome in his eyes 
    Dm 
The jukebox plays Hank, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" 
Bb                          Gm                        C 
Dance floor holds the folks trying to forget who they are 
    Bb                     C                       F 
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar 

F7     Bb            C 
Friday night, it's a given 
        F        Dm 
I'll be L-I-V-N, livin' 
      Bb                          C                      F 
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleeping it off in the car 
F7     Bb              C 
Monday morning, it's a given 
        F          Dm 
I'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin' 
    Bb                     C                       F 
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar 


verse 2 
F 
Neon lights flashing bright 'til you're almost hypnotized 
Dm 
Waitress short skirt, gets it on by every guy 
Bb                Gm                      C 
Comin' and goin', always rollin' with the flow 
F 
Bartender pourin' drinks, Código double shot 
    Dm 
You think you're tall and bulletproof until somebody says you're not 
    Bb                    Gm                        C 
You step outside thinkin' you're gonna show 'em you are 
    Bb                     C                       F 
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar 

F7     Bb            C 
Friday night, it's a given 
        F        Dm 
I'll be L-I-V-N, livin' 
      Bb                          C                      F 
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleeping it off in the car 
F7     Bb              C 
Monday morning, it's a given 
        F          Dm 
I'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin' 
    Bb                     C                       F 
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar 
     Bb                     C                       F 
Yeah that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar
 

Outro 
F                            Dm                             Bb         F 
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge